Understanding the world through maps
http://twistedsifter.com/2013/08/maps-that-will-help-you-make-sense-of-the-world/
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Superb - thanks0
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Hours of amazement. Thanks.0
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Interesting stuff, thanks.0
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Love this sort of stuff. Proper Anorak I am.0
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this is so interesting, nice one @iainment0
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Good entertainment thanks0
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The Portuguese lied about bribery and coffee...0
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Rubber duckies !0
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Really interesting stuff. Thanks for sharing.0
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Live train map UK
http://raildar.co.uk/radar.html
Stunning marine and river shipping map - love the South American lakes, the Rhine and the tracks around Dover.
https://www.marinetraffic.com/
And the old favourite, FlightRadar24 has had some cool updates
https://www.flightradar24.com/60,15/65 -
Thats great. Just tracking the train im sitting on!A-R-T-H-U-R said:Live train map UK
http://raildar.co.uk/radar.html
Stunning marine and river shipping map - love the South American lakes, the Rhine and the tracks around Dover.
https://www.marinetraffic.com/
And the old favourite, FlightRadar24 has had some cool updates
https://www.flightradar24.com/60,15/62 -
Map 3.iainment said:These are to take our mind of the doom and gloom.
http://twistedsifter.com/2013/08/maps-that-will-help-you-make-sense-of-the-world/
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Blimey, the Romans had an unassailable lead, they really messed it up.ForeverAddickted said:This is a great watch
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Some of you may have seen this one before, but I liked it
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Impressive... So only the Indians and Chinese really exist from the very beginningcabbles said:Some of you may have seen this one before, but I liked it
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/histomap-big.html
All others ended and became something else0 -
Romexit, got so much to answer for.Raith_C_Chattonell said:
Blimey, the Romans had an unassailable lead, they really messed it up.ForeverAddickted said:This is a great watch
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The Huns really do come out of no where on that particular map though - Certainly need to brush up on my history with them as I always presumed they were the forefathers of the Germans, not that they came from the East.0
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Its worth looking through the videos for the bloke who produces the below... He should do another that zooms in a lot closer on the Western Front, looking at the below it just doesnt move for four years!!
https://youtu.be/-wGQGEOTf4E 0 -
Just come across this thread. Wow love this stuff. My favorites- 'iainment' UK has invaded most of the world one time or another.
Although Afghanistan was never a success, 3 failures i believe.
Thanks FA love this historical stuff.1 -
My history isn’t great. I think the first ‘civilisation’ were the Sumerians in and around Iraq I think.ForeverAddickted said:
Impressive... So only the Indians and Chinese really exist from the very beginningcabbles said:Some of you may have seen this one before, but I liked it
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/histomap-big.html
All others ended and became something else
I’d love a comprehensive book on maps. All sorts of maps, old maps, political, historical, scientific etc. I’ve looked on line but I just end up with books on a history of maps when I put my search term in. Does anyone know if anything like collating all the above examples exist in one book?2 -
I took a while to understand that you were kind of thanking me. Firstly I was bristling about me invading Afghanistan!Addictedoldgit said:Just come across this thread. Wow love this stuff. My favorites- 'iainment' UK has invaded most of the world one time or another.
Although Afghanistan was never a success, 3 failures i believe.
Thanks FA love this historical stuff.
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I'm reading a book at the moment that reflects/explains a lot of what that first selection of maps shows - Prisoners of Geography. It explains how and why countries and continents developed in the way they did based on their geography and how that affected their ability to develop as well as if it caused wars etc etc. It sounds heavy, but its written in laymans terms so it stays relatable and explains the position of states in the modern world. If you're interested in that kind of thing it might be for you.4
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This book is a history of London through it's maps but it can also be looked at as a history of mapping.cabbles said:
My history isn’t great. I think the first ‘civilisation’ were the Sumerians in and around Iraq I think.ForeverAddickted said:
Impressive... So only the Indians and Chinese really exist from the very beginningcabbles said:Some of you may have seen this one before, but I liked it
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/histomap-big.html
All others ended and became something else
I’d love a comprehensive book on maps. All sorts of maps, old maps, political, historical, scientific etc. I’ve looked on line but I just end up with books on a history of maps when I put my search term in. Does anyone know if anything like collating all the above examples exist in one book?
Most online maps like raildar.co.uk are based on google maps so the best place to look, and there's a lot, is googlemapsmania.com
One of my favourites details earthquakes around Christchurch NZ. You can animate the various tremors in realtime showing their size and how far they 'ripple'.1 -
What's it called?LonelyNorthernAddick said:I'm reading a book at the moment that reflects/explains a lot of what that first selection of maps shows - Prisoners of Geography. It explains how and why countries and continents developed in the way they did based on their geography and how that affected their ability to develop as well as if it caused wars etc etc. It sounds heavy, but its written in laymans terms so it stays relatable and explains the position of states in the modern world. If you're interested in that kind of thing it might be for you.
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Prisoners of GeographyStu_of_Kunming said:
What's it called?LonelyNorthernAddick said:I'm reading a book at the moment that reflects/explains a lot of what that first selection of maps shows - Prisoners of Geography. It explains how and why countries and continents developed in the way they did based on their geography and how that affected their ability to develop as well as if it caused wars etc etc. It sounds heavy, but its written in laymans terms so it stays relatable and explains the position of states in the modern world. If you're interested in that kind of thing it might be for you.
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There was (or maybe still is) a claim that there are more people alive in the world now than have ever lived.
Not sure if it’s true or not.....but I guess that there was a moment in time when this was true?1 -
Great idea @cabbles, I don’t have one but my fairly lame internet search came up with this:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/History-World-Map-Historical-Atlas/dp/0241226147/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1544015226&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=history+of+the+world+map+by+map&dpPl=1&dpID=61v+KTrPNhL&ref=plSrch
I’ve ordered it for my house and I’ll let you know if it is as good as its promo piece.1
